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... Angola . In Turonian time this South Atlantic seaway was con- nected through Nigeria to an extension from the Tethys in North Africa , as shown by the affinity of the faunas . In several regions facing the Indian Ocean — the eastern ...
... Angola . In Turonian time this South Atlantic seaway was con- nected through Nigeria to an extension from the Tethys in North Africa , as shown by the affinity of the faunas . In several regions facing the Indian Ocean — the eastern ...
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... Angola in 1571 . In 1474 , King Afonso V entrusted his son , Prince John ( later John II ) , with the supervision of Portugal's trade with Guinea and the exploration of the western coast of Africa . John sought to close the area to ...
... Angola in 1571 . In 1474 , King Afonso V entrusted his son , Prince John ( later John II ) , with the supervision of Portugal's trade with Guinea and the exploration of the western coast of Africa . John sought to close the area to ...
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... Angola and became the founder of the first European city in southern Africa , São Paulo de Luanda , in 1576 . BIBLIOGRAPHY . Sources for Dias are the 16th - century his- torians : JOAO DE BARROS , GALVAO , and DUARTE PACHECO PERE- IRA ...
... Angola and became the founder of the first European city in southern Africa , São Paulo de Luanda , in 1576 . BIBLIOGRAPHY . Sources for Dias are the 16th - century his- torians : JOAO DE BARROS , GALVAO , and DUARTE PACHECO PERE- IRA ...
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